{"id":1116,"date":"2023-07-27T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kleetos.com\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2025-07-07T06:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T06:50:36","slug":"pro-tips-on-how-to-protect-your-practice-from-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/pro-tips-on-how-to-protect-your-practice-from-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro tips on how to protect your practice from ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1116\" class=\"elementor elementor-1116\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02134e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02134e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d88772d\" data-id=\"d88772d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e86980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e86980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Brightsquid-Insights-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1188\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Brightsquid-Insights-1.jpg 812w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Brightsquid-Insights-1-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Brightsquid-Insights-1-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brightsquid.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Brightsquid-Insights-1-650x298.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cf430a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cf430a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a049b4\" data-id=\"6a049b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e22532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e22532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year, the number of ransomware attacks continue to increase, and the past year has set new records. It is more important than ever to continue to educate and train staff on how to spot an attack and to continuously update your antivirus software. Stop relying on back ups, they can\u2019t help once attackers have your clinic\u2019s information and threaten to release it.\u00a0<\/p><p>Software like Secure-Mail helps support your clinic and patient&#8217;s privacy and is a compliant replacement for phone, email, fax, and phone. More patients are encouraging their clinics to use Secure-Mail with them because of the convenience, security, and privacy protection it provides everyone.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocnetwork.net\/tips\/top-three-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-ransomware-attacks\/\">Check out this article<\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>for tips on how to further protect your practice from a ransomware attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the number of ransomware attacks continue to increase, and the past year has set new records. 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